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New York / Los Angles: Vantage Press, 1990 First printing of the stated first edition, blue cloth, with silver-lettered spine, 64 pp., pictorial dust jacket, with original price intact. Book and dust jacket in fine condition.
Plainsongs (ASSOCIATION COPY) by Dorothy Livesay - 1969
by Dorothy Livesay
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Plainsongs (ASSOCIATION COPY)
by Dorothy Livesay
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada: Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1969. First Edition. Card covers. Fine. 32 pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by the poet and warmly inscribed to fellow poet Miriam Waddington: "Love to Miriam from Dee New Years 1970". Original olive green stock, stapled in card covers. 500 copies printed as noted by the publisher. Minor surface wear. Excellent association between two of the major Canadian poets of their generation. Please see other unique and signed Dorothy Livesay titles we currently have in stock. A splendid signed association copy offered for sale by Come By Chance Books- a small, family-run bookshop in beautiful Niagara on the Lake.
- Bookseller Come By Chance Books (IOBA) (CA)
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- Publisher Fiddlehead Poetry Books
- Place of Publication Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
- Date Published 1969
- Keywords Canadian poetry, woman poets, Canadian women poetry
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Ambrosia and Others
by Planker, Pamela J.
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- first
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Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
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Dreamer's Den
by Alsup, Byron K.
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Piggott, Arkansas, United States
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NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.
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A Worldy Country: New Poems
by Ashbery, John
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Hopewell, New Jersey, United States
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New York: Ecco, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Small Quarto (9 1/4 x 6 3/8 inches; 235 x 160 mm), 76 pages, in burgundy cloth, gilt titles to spine, in an illustrated, unclipped dust jacket (hard cover).A collection of poems from one of the greatest American poets of the 20th century. A gorgeous copy with the dust jacket depicting a detail from Jane Freilicher's painting, "Afternoon in the City." Ashbery and Freilicher were longtime friends.
CONDITION: Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
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Pantone 125
by Lee, Madeleine
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W.
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
by Friedberg, Martha
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.
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Melodie d'Infinito; Rime e Canti dei Chiarori Stellari.
by Sparito, Giosue [Enrico Fagone]
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.
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A Worldy Country: New Poems
by Ashbery, John
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780061173837
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- 0061173835
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Hopewell, New Jersey, United States
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New York: Ecco, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Small Quarto (9 1/4 x 6 3/8 inches; 235 x 160 mm), 76 pages, in burgundy cloth, gilt titles to spine, in an illustrated, unclipped dust jacket (hard cover).A collection of poems from one of the greatest American poets of the 20th century. A gorgeous copy with the dust jacket depicting a detail from Jane Freilicher's painting, "Afternoon in the City." Ashbery and Freilicher were longtime friends.
CONDITION: Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
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Pantone 125
by Lee, Madeleine
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- 9789810728496
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .
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The Haunted Computer and the Android Pope
by Ray Bradbury
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- ISBN 13
- 9780394514444
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- 0394514440
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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Yellow and red boards with gold writing on spine; title of book embossed in gold on front board. Book itself is in Fine condition. Front dust jacket's illustration slightly off, showing white at dust jacket flap fold. Binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $8.95 on front dust jacket flap. Knopf First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and no other printings listed on copyright page.A collection of Bradbury's poetry, an author more well-known for his science fiction work. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover. Both copies in my inventory are in the same Fine condition,
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Plainsongs
by Livesay, Dorothy
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- 9780919196681
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- 0919196683
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Wheatfield, New York, United States
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Fredericton: Fiddlehead Poetry Books. Very Good. 1971. First Thus. Stapled Soft Cover. 0919196683 . This extended and revised version was printed in an edition of two thousand copies. Crease to top corner of text block. Minor soiling to wrapper. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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Plainsongs
by Livesay, Dorothy
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Fredericton, NB: Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1971. Paperback. Square 8vo. Lightest edgewear; very good+.
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Plainsongs
by LIVESAY, Dorothy
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Wadsworth, Illinois, United States
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada: Fiddlehead, 1971. Second edition Softcover. An extended and revised edition of this collection of poems. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with slight creasing to the top corner.
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Plainsongs
by Dorothy Livesay
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Fiddlehead Poetry Books, Fredercton,1971, Fine Stapled Softcover, 48 pages, 6.75" x 8.25".
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Plainsongs
by Dorothy Livesay
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1971. Paperback. Good.
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Plainsongs.
by LIVESAY, Dorothy
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Fredricton: Fddlehead Poetry Books,, 1971.. First printing of this extended revised edition.. 48 pp. Near fine in stapled wrappers.
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Plainsongs
by LIVESAY, Dorothy
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London, Ontario, Canada
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Fredericton, NB: Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1971. Second printing. Softcover. Near fine. 48 p. 22 cm. Stapled card covers.
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Plainsongs
by LIVESAY, Dorothy
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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(Fredericton, N.B.): Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1971. Softcover. Near Fine. Revised, one of two thousand copies. Beige printed wrappers, stapled. Near fine with modest edgewear. Poetry.
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Plainsongs
by LIVESAY, Dorothy
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Wadsworth, Illinois, United States
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada: Fiddlehead, 1969. First edition. Softcover. One of 500 copies of this collection of poems. A very good copy in stapled wrappers with some minor creasing to the corners.
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Plainsongs
by Livesay, Dorothy
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada: Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1971. Softcover. Very Good. Revised edition. Inscribed by the author. This is one of only 2000 copies produced.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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- 1906
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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- ISBN 13
- 9780802160478
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- 0802160476
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Just God And Me
by Mary Frances Reyes
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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£12.99
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Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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- Hardcover
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- Near Fine
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9781460257432
- ISBN 10
- 146025743X
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine
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Quartering
by Reza, Seema
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- Numbered Edition; First Printing
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Williamsville, New York, United States
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions…
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Fan poems
by Tom Clark
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- very good
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
- ISBN 13
- 9780913028452
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- 0913028452
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- 1
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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£16.06
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Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Pantone 125
by Lee, Madeleine
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- very good
- Paperback
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9789810728496
- ISBN 10
- 9810728492
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- 1
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .
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£20.08
Melodie d'Infinito; Rime e Canti dei Chiarori Stellari.
by Sparito, Giosue [Enrico Fagone]
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- Used
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.
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Dreamer's Den
by Alsup, Byron K
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780682486231
- ISBN 10
- 068248623X
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- 1
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Piggott, Arkansas, United States
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NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.
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£20.08
THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
by Friedberg, Martha
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- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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£20.08
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Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.
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£20.08